Duddo Tower

Coordinates: 55°40′34″N 2°06′04″W / 55.676°N 2.101°W / 55.676; -2.101

Duddo Tower
Duddo Tower, 2006
Duddo Tower  Duddo Tower shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NT937425
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Duddo Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed building comprising the ruinous remains of an ancient pele tower and 16th century tower house, situated on a prominence on the south side of the village of Duddo, Northumberland, England.

The Tower was part of the ancient manor of Duddo, of some 1,600 acres (6.5 km²), owned by the Stryvelling family. The pele tower was destroyed by the Scots in 1496. The estate was later acquired by the Clavering family who rebuilt a tower house on the site in the late 16th century. The house was usually occupied by a junior branch of the family until it was abandoned as a home in the 17th century.

The estate was sold in 1788 by John Clavering of Callaly Castle to Sir Francis Blake and sold on by the Blakes (for £45000) in 1823 to Thomas Fryer.

References

• History and Antiquities of North Durham (1852) Rev James Raine MA, pages 316-317.
• Keys to the Past
• Images of England